2019 Mississippi Code
Title 33 - Military Affairs
Chapter 1 - Definitions and General Provisions Relating to the Military Forces
§ 33-1-17. Discrimination by associations
No association or corporation, constituted or organized for the purpose of promoting the success of the trade, employment or business of the members thereof, shall by any constitution, rule, bylaw, resolution, vote or regulation discriminate against any member of any reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States, or any former member of the service of the United States discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable, because of such membership, or such former membership, in respect to the eligibility of such member, or such former member, in such association or corporation, or in respect to his rights to retain said last mentioned membership. Any person who aids in enforcing any such provisions against a member of such reserve component, or such former member of the service, with intent to discriminate against him because of such membership, or such former membership, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or by both.
